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Pervasive duplication of tumor suppressors in Afrotherians during the evolution of large bodies and reduced cancer risk

The risk of developing cancer is correlated with body size and lifespan within species. Between species, however, there is no correlation between cancer and either body size or lifespan, indicating that large, long-lived species have evolved enhanced cancer protection mechanisms. Elephants and their...

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Autores principales: Vazquez, Juan M, Lynch, Vincent J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7952090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33513090
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.65041